Found a solution to the squishy lower glacis on the T29. Found a dead Pz38na on our side of the field on Campinovka and pushed him (sideways) in fromt of me all the way across the field. Enemy team was raging, my team was lol'ing and calling me a genius (and not in the sarcastic way).

Depends where you kill them (in cap circle might be an instant ban/turn you blue)

I think this one might be accurate. I was in a game where our Ferdi and VK4502 were in a knife fight with an enemy tank inside the enemy cap. Friendly S-51 dropped a bomb right on top of the Ferdi, killing him and damaging the 4502 (but oddly not the enemy tank that was sandwiched between them). He turned blue immediately (no other TKs that I know of).

You get blued for team killing the cap circle automatically or almost automatically.

Neither of my kills were in the cap circle, but the second kill got me blued, and I assume it was that and the combination of reports that got me auto-banned. I probably got a lot of TK reports on that one. >.>

Tossed in 10 HEAT rounds. Forgot to Didn't switch to them in game. Shot a handful of normal rounds and was silently cursing you for their 9-40hp hits before I remembered. Then proceeded to hit people for 120ish with the HE AT. Killed 5, Ace Tanker

FTFM. Admittedly I was top tank, and the rest of the team was kind enough not to totally suck, but also not to run wild and kill everything while I waited for the aiming circle to shrink.

Tossed in 10 HEAT rounds. Forgot to Didn't switch to them in game. Shot a handful of normal rounds and was silently cursing you for their 9-40hp hits before I remembered. Then proceeded to hit people for 120ish with the HE AT. Killed 5, Ace Tanker

FTFM. Admittedly I was top tank, and the rest of the team was kind enough not to totally suck, but also not to run wild and kill everything while I waited for the aiming circle to shrink.

Found a solution to the squishy lower glacis on the T29. Found a dead Pz38na on our side of the field on Campinovka and pushed him (sideways) in fromt of me all the way across the field. Enemy team was raging, my team was lol'ing and calling me a genius (and not in the sarcastic way).

Thats not standard practice? Another good one was pushing a JgPZIV down the beach (forget the map, but the beach is littered with gypsy carts and umbrellas) in my Tiger II and watching other team rage over the 'cheap' tactic. Slows you down a lot, but if your flanks are secure, its a viable tactic.

Found a solution to the squishy lower glacis on the T29. Found a dead Pz38na on our side of the field on Campinovka and pushed him (sideways) in fromt of me all the way across the field. Enemy team was raging, my team was lol'ing and calling me a genius (and not in the sarcastic way).

Thats not standard practice? Another good one was pushing a JgPZIV down the beach (forget the map, but the beach is littered with gypsy carts and umbrellas) in my Tiger II and watching other team rage over the 'cheap' tactic. Slows you down a lot, but if your flanks are secure, its a viable tactic.

Alternately, you can platoon with fresh while he is performing an aggressive armor test on a new tank of his. By which I mean he provides you with a dead hulk. For hull down purposes. It worked quite well!

Man, the Comet is ass. I already found the Cromwell anemic, but peppy enough to just make up for it. The Comet is like trying to play a light tank smothered in molasses in the middle of January. 140 average damage at tier 7 with armour that won't stop a fly doesn't even begin to cut it.

We should start getting some replays posted with a nice [ARS]/[ARS3] intro or something

Announcer : "you"Observer : "who me?"A:"Do you like bears?"O:"maybe"A:"do you like bears from world war two that carry supplies?"O:"I think so"A:"do you like THESE bears ?"<gratuitous shots of various ARSians killing tanks><zoom up shots of various taunts in chat><zoom up of the ARS/ARS3 logos with wooshing sound and crazy techno music>O:"oh fuck yeah!"A:"now you can watch these bears (BEARS!) and they kick the crap out of Lions and Tigers"<many explosions of Lowes and Tigers>O:"holy shit that's awesome!"A:"you can watch as they save doomed (DOOMED BEARS!) pubbie matches by going to the right place, at the right time, and making impossible situations succeed where others fail : EPIC"<shows tank explosions with the ammo-racked symbol> <KA-BLAM!>O:"that's amazing! are they really doomed though?"A: "not only that, they are endangered!"O: "oh no! why?"A: "every day, more bears are lost to _bad_ people."O: "NO!"A: "Yes! The only way to make more bears, is to "O: "what does this have to do with civbat's mom?"A: "NO! not that."O: "are you sure, tarbox says it's awesome"<various shots of Splats one-shotting helpless tanks>A: "fuck that guy. BEARS are where it's at."<various after game screenshots with medals>A: "BEARS with shiney medals save the day, over and over again"<zoom up with the bear logos with a medal>A: "You don't become a bear, you kill one and swallow his SOUL"<fade out.. fade back in>A: "and now, episode #23, pauli kills 8 and collects enough tears to power his TigerP!"

A tale of two derps? The ecstasy and the agony? What the derp giveth the derp taketh away?In case you can't tell, that's me in the A10 derping a KV-1 for 398. Followed 11 seconds later by me derping a M3 Lee for 7.

Haha! My Shermans (all of them: M4, Jumbo, Easy 8) are good for that. But I usually go on a run of "half your health." As in, I'll take half your health with a hit but never kill you. I think my record is 4 straight hits without a kill. On a light tank. One tier below me. ::Shakes fist at RNG!!:: On the other hand, the pubbies around me appreciate the easy kills.

Man, the Comet is ass. I already found the Cromwell anemic, but peppy enough to just make up for it. The Comet is like trying to play a light tank smothered in molasses in the middle of January. 140 average damage at tier 7 with armour that won't stop a fly doesn't even begin to cut it.

The damage with the 77HV is comparable over time to the Russian 85 based off damage/fire rate. It's a little bit slower then the T20 with better DPM and a mantlet that eats shells much larger then it should (Lowe/T34/ect). It's no Cromwell speed wise, but it's far more accurate on the move (vert stab!) and can snipe much much better due to the velocity of the 77. LNNRRR and I are doing pretty darn well in it, I'm pretty consistently topping the charts in mine.

Man, the Comet is ass. I already found the Cromwell anemic, but peppy enough to just make up for it. The Comet is like trying to play a light tank smothered in molasses in the middle of January. 140 average damage at tier 7 with armour that won't stop a fly doesn't even begin to cut it.

The damage with the 77HV is comparable over time to the Russian 85 based off damage/fire rate. It's a little bit slower then the T20 with better DPM and a mantlet that eats shells much larger then it should (Lowe/T34/ect). It's no Cromwell speed wise, but it's far more accurate on the move (vert stab!) and can snipe much much better due to the velocity of the 77. LNNRRR and I are doing pretty darn well in it, I'm pretty consistently topping the charts in mine.

I'm going to play all the way through it, so I'll give it it's due but... so far, pretty unimpressed. We'll see.

Man, the Comet is ass. I already found the Cromwell anemic, but peppy enough to just make up for it. The Comet is like trying to play a light tank smothered in molasses in the middle of January. 140 average damage at tier 7 with armour that won't stop a fly doesn't even begin to cut it.

The damage with the 77HV is comparable over time to the Russian 85 based off damage/fire rate. It's a little bit slower then the T20 with better DPM and a mantlet that eats shells much larger then it should (Lowe/T34/ect). It's no Cromwell speed wise, but it's far more accurate on the move (vert stab!) and can snipe much much better due to the velocity of the 77. LNNRRR and I are doing pretty darn well in it, I'm pretty consistently topping the charts in mine.

I'm going to play all the way through it, so I'll give it it's due but... so far, pretty unimpressed. We'll see.

You're not the only person not feeling it - the WoT forums are full of people complaining about the Comet (while the Cromwell is generally viewed as OP). I think the issue comes from how awesome the preceeding tank is at its tier, especially that crazy speed. Caveat - I did "prelite" it as soon as I unlocked. Honestly, I can't believe how quickly the xp has accumulated since then. I only got 3 x5 games in it, picked it up Saturday I think, and am about 70k to the Centurion. Win rate after 60 odd games is still just under 70%, almost 2 average kills per game.

Finding the Churchill I to be a good money maker, even with the top gun. Tank is pretty resilient as well, which is nice. Bought the Covenenter to start up the medium line but only had 1 quick battle in it.

You're not the only person not feeling it - the WoT forums are full of people complaining about the Comet (while the Cromwell is generally viewed as OP). I think the issue comes from how awesome the preceeding tank is at its tier, especially that crazy speed. Caveat - I did "prelite" it as soon as I unlocked. Honestly, I can't believe how quickly the xp has accumulated since then. I only got 3 x5 games in it, picked it up Saturday I think, and am about 70k to the Centurion. Win rate after 60 odd games is still just under 70%, almost 2 average kills per game.

I freed up the tracks, but other than that, I'm making my way through it au naturel. Cromwell is a lot of fun, but not OP. People are dumb.

Man, the Comet is ass. I already found the Cromwell anemic, but peppy enough to just make up for it. The Comet is like trying to play a light tank smothered in molasses in the middle of January. 140 average damage at tier 7 with armour that won't stop a fly doesn't even begin to cut it.

The damage with the 77HV is comparable over time to the Russian 85 based off damage/fire rate. It's a little bit slower then the T20 with better DPM and a mantlet that eats shells much larger then it should (Lowe/T34/ect). It's no Cromwell speed wise, but it's far more accurate on the move (vert stab!) and can snipe much much better due to the velocity of the 77. LNNRRR and I are doing pretty darn well in it, I'm pretty consistently topping the charts in mine.

I'm going to play all the way through it, so I'll give it it's due but... so far, pretty unimpressed. We'll see.

You're not the only person not feeling it - the WoT forums are full of people complaining about the Comet (while the Cromwell is generally viewed as OP). I think the issue comes from how awesome the preceeding tank is at its tier, especially that crazy speed. Caveat - I did "prelite" it as soon as I unlocked. Honestly, I can't believe how quickly the xp has accumulated since then. I only got 3 x5 games in it, picked it up Saturday I think, and am about 70k to the Centurion. Win rate after 60 odd games is still just under 70%, almost 2 average kills per game.

Oh, how was CW last night?

Sounds like I need to pick up my Brits again and give them another go. Not doing so good with the lights.

I had my first CW game last night. Komarin. Was sent island in my E5 along with some others. Engaged a superior force there and wiped them out with a +1 or 2 outcome, strat seems to be to simply overwhelm them asap which we did, then we capped out. Very, very fast paced. I somehow got 4 shots off w/4 pens and a kill (IS-7) before asploding. Don't know if I'd describe the game as fun but it was a rush.

It'll be interesting to see how these guys run a TC and compare it to the gold "Fresh" standard.

You're not the only person not feeling it - the WoT forums are full of people complaining about the Comet (while the Cromwell is generally viewed as OP). I think the issue comes from how awesome the preceeding tank is at its tier, especially that crazy speed. Caveat - I did "prelite" it as soon as I unlocked. Honestly, I can't believe how quickly the xp has accumulated since then. I only got 3 x5 games in it, picked it up Saturday I think, and am about 70k to the Centurion. Win rate after 60 odd games is still just under 70%, almost 2 average kills per game.

I freed up the tracks, but other than that, I'm making my way through it au naturel. Cromwell is a lot of fun, but not OP. People are dumb.

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Oh, how was CW last night?

I did not get picked! So, not much happened.

That sucks.

Agreed that Cromwell is not OP - it's just another very good T6 medium. I did have a fun game in it last night with Civbat and CNC where I rammed a SU-85b and a SU-26 to death. The 85b wound up nearly vertical, hilarious.

Part of the problem might be that I'm instinctively trying to play the Comet like the Cromwell, and that's a mistake. More accurate, better gun depression, tough turret (when I get it!)... I need to play this more at a distance, more like a mobile sniper-flanker.

Part of the problem might be that I'm instinctively trying to play the Comet like the Cromwell, and that's a mistake. More accurate, better gun depression, tough turret (when I get it!)... I need to play this more at a distance, more like a mobile sniper-flanker.

It's a true flanker. I suggest playing it exactly how you'd play the T20 since it's very similar in many ways (although it can brawl in a pinch).

I'm really having to fight the urge to drop all the free xps on the Caern. - the Comet is infinitely easier to play well then the Black Prince - almost the same gun, but the Comet can at least get beside things.

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Sounds like I need to pick up my Brits again and give them another go. Not doing so good with the lights.

I skipped straight to the Crusader TBH. Well, I tried the Covenenter a bit but then skipped up. My take on the Brit lines so far regarding keepers:

-Tier 2, A13 Mark 1 - total keeper. BESA LOL.-Tier 3, A10 - keeper for the derp lulz (have you seen the arc on that thing?).-Tier 4, Matilda - it's slow, solid armor for the tier, super accurate and quick gun. I think once the crew gets to 100% I'm going to be down to ~1.8s reloads.-Tier 5, meh. I have the Crusader still, and it has the potential to be ok. Screw the Churchill.-Tier 6, Cromwell. Sold the Church VII as soon as I could. So Slow.-Tier 7, Comet is my new favorite T7. Selling the BP as soon as I'm past it.

A tale of two derps? The ecstasy and the agony? What the derp giveth the derp taketh away?In case you can't tell, that's me in the A10 derping a KV-1 for 398. Followed 11 seconds later by me derping a M3 Lee for 7.

Haha! My Shermans (all of them: M4, Jumbo, Easy 8) are good for that. But I usually go on a run of "half your health." As in, I'll take half your health with a hit but never kill you. I think my record is 4 straight hits without a kill. On a light tank. One tier below me. ::Shakes fist at RNG!!:: On the other hand, the pubbies around me appreciate the easy kills.

I derped a T1 LT in my M4 last night. In a tier VI game. He was platoon with a tier III arty.

A tale of two derps? The ecstasy and the agony? What the derp giveth the derp taketh away?In case you can't tell, that's me in the A10 derping a KV-1 for 398. Followed 11 seconds later by me derping a M3 Lee for 7.

Haha! My Shermans (all of them: M4, Jumbo, Easy 8) are good for that. But I usually go on a run of "half your health." As in, I'll take half your health with a hit but never kill you. I think my record is 4 straight hits without a kill. On a light tank. One tier below me. ::Shakes fist at RNG!!:: On the other hand, the pubbies around me appreciate the easy kills.

I derped a T1 LT in my M4 last night. In a tier VI game. He was platoon with a tier III arty.

The M4 derp is ridiculous, ran into one last night in my T20, I had just under 400 xp, never saw him, DERPED. I'd be upset except I'm running them as well lol. Now I know how those poor suckers on the receiving end of my KV-2 feel.

Curiously, they are noticeably different. The premium has almost double the health and much better power to weight ratio, so it's fairly more mobile, although still sluggish. Same armour. Guns are quite different. The best tier 4 Matilda gun in my estimation is the fast firing, accurate, high pen, low damage 2lbr Mk. X-B. The prem Matilda on the other hand sports a low accuracy, medium ROF, medium pen, higher damage gun. Actually a Russian Zis variant, so there you go. Both are decent guns, potentially, but quite different. Gun aside, the prem Matilda is a better tank and gets about the same tiering. (The tier 4 Matilda will see some lower tier tanks than the premium, but the high end is the same.)

I derped a T1 LT in my M4 last night. In a tier VI game. He was platoon with a tier III arty.

The M4 derp is ridiculous, ran into one last night in my T20, I had just under 400 xp, never saw him, DERPED. I'd be upset except I'm running them as well lol. Now I know how those poor suckers on the receiving end of my KV-2 feel.

The T-28 is a 1 shot every time in an M4 with derp. The thing has so little armor that you can pen the front with HE.

Im kinda enjoying the cromwell, I just havent gotten a truly good handle on it, its hoon fast, chucks shells like the commander is opening the hatch and pitching them at people... and.. well its got no armor or hp to speak of and the top gun is only slinging out 120hp hits, it just doesnt seem to sit well with the other teir 6s.

I derped a T1 LT in my M4 last night. In a tier VI game. He was platoon with a tier III arty.

The M4 derp is ridiculous, ran into one last night in my T20, I had just under 400 xp, never saw him, DERPED. I'd be upset except I'm running them as well lol. Now I know how those poor suckers on the receiving end of my KV-2 feel.

The T-28 is a 1 shot every time in an M4 with derp. The thing has so little armor that you can pen the front with HE.

I afraid to put the 105mm derp on my M4 yet as I know my luck with tiering means I'll end up with a gun that can't pen anyone in the match and I'll never have anything to derp with it.

I do enjoy the fact that seeing a KV-1 goes from "OH NO RUN" in the M3 Lee to "I got this" in the M4.

I derped a T1 LT in my M4 last night. In a tier VI game. He was platoon with a tier III arty.

The M4 derp is ridiculous, ran into one last night in my T20, I had just under 400 xp, never saw him, DERPED. I'd be upset except I'm running them as well lol. Now I know how those poor suckers on the receiving end of my KV-2 feel.

The T-28 is a 1 shot every time in an M4 with derp. The thing has so little armor that you can pen the front with HE.

I afraid to put the 105mm derp on my M4 yet as I know my luck with teiering means I'll end up with a gun that can't pen anyone in the match if I put on the 105mm.

You can damage anything you come across. So, you can damage those T7's when you find yourself up against them.

Im kinda enjoying the cromwell, I just havent gotten a truly good handle on it, its hoon fast, chucks shells like the commander is opening the hatch and pitching them at people... and.. well its got no armor or hp to speak of and the top gun is only slinging out 120hp hits, it just doesnt seem to sit well with the other teir 6s.

If it op, Id like to know how

It's like a medium sized and hped T-50. It can cruise above 60 consistantly cross country, has a reasonably accurate and quick firing gun that allows you to make good use of said speed, and is just wonderful for annoying the fuck out of people. It allows you to be anywhere on the battlefield in a matter of seconds. It's just a total hoot of a tank - with just enough HP to allow you to recover from one fuckup/track without going kersplode.

Also, in a match where its top tank (hello last night), ramming speed is always.

Ramming lights and light mediums (and sometimes arty) with the Cromwell has turned out to be surprisingly effective. I love that moment when you vector in on a light and he gets too close before he realises, "holy shit, he's as fast and nimble as me and I won't be able to dodge him BRACE FOR IMPACT AHHHHHH!"

Im kinda enjoying the cromwell, I just havent gotten a truly good handle on it, its hoon fast, chucks shells like the commander is opening the hatch and pitching them at people... and.. well its got no armor or hp to speak of and the top gun is only slinging out 120hp hits, it just doesnt seem to sit well with the other teir 6s.

If it op, Id like to know how

It's like a medium sized and hped T-50. It can cruise above 60 consistantly cross country, has a reasonably accurate and quick firing gun that allows you to make good use of said speed, and is just wonderful for annoying the fuck out of people. It allows you to be anywhere on the battlefield in a matter of seconds. It's just a total hoot of a tank - with just enough HP to allow you to recover from one fuckup/track without going kersplode.

Also, in a match where its top tank (hello last night), ramming speed is always.

Yeah, play it similar to the Hellcat but with a lower profile and lower alpha in the gun. However, the refire rate means it works out the same. Slightly lower pen but as a medium you should be flanking and not going at heavies head on.

I afraid to put the 105mm derp on my M4 yet as I know my luck with tiering means I'll end up with a gun that can't pen anyone in the match and I'll never have anything to derp with it.

I know I've said it a dozen times in this thread already, but bring some credit HEAT. At least 5 or 10 rounds, although I bring 30. You can pen anything but a Tiger(P) in the front with the HEAT, and you're lobbing that shell every 6.5 or 7 seconds.